Excellent point. But the women and children I am most likely to be in bear country with are my wife and kids.

So I'd probably have to take one for the team.

 

You called?

 

I know in northern Cal, they have the Bear Crossing signs on I-5...

 

He moved about 20 miles further southwest yesterday. He was in a town called Edgewood which is in the area where I grew up. He was walking around on the golf course and of course it drew a lot of attention. He got uncomfortable with all of the people around so he climbed up a tree and took a nap for a while. He walked out of town last night and was headed towards another nearby town. They are trying to avoid having to tranquilize him as long as he isn't becoming aggressive. The DNR is hoping that he will realize there are no other bears here and head back towards Minnesota.

 

I was working on a truck that broke down in a wooded area up in the mountains somewhere years ago when two baby bears ran out of the woods jumping all over each otherabout 100 feet away. Awesome site but left me a little uneasy knowing there was more than likely a much larger, very protective mama bear somewhere very close.

 

I was a camp counselor at Camp Horseshoe in WI back in 1979. We were on a canoe trip called the Marathon. I was the in "follow-up" canoe, with a camper, when we came around a bend in the river, and heard splashing and growling etc., and there were two black bear cubs playing in the water on a sand bar. Thankfully, the current took us out away from the bank, because, as we got closer to them, mama bear spotted us, and came charging out into the water. It was going around a bend, like I said, so the water was deeper away from the bank, dropping off quickly, and I just told my camper to paddle like he'd never paddled before! She got to about chest deep water, and stood up and growled like nothing I have ever heard before, but it was quite the experience! They always say to never get between a bear and it's cubs, and I can relate!!!